The Toronto Raptors have played their best game of the playoffs last night when they defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semi-finals 125-89. Six of the Raps' players scored in double figures, led by Kawhi Leonard, who finished with a double-double of 21 points and 13 rebounds. After the game, the former Finals MVP told ESPN's Kevin Arnovitz that he hopes for Toronto to play as good as they did in Game 5 moving forward.

“The way we played tonight — I'd love to play like this every night. I'm pretty sure everyone else feels the same way. They all want to contribute. There are not guys on this team who just want to sit back and relax and watch either me or Kyle [Lowry] or Pascal [Siakam] just being great. Everyone wants to play great.”

The Raptors dominated the Sixers on both ends of the floor, as they scored 31 points off turnovers and 33 points in transition. They also outscored Philly by 20 points in the second quarter.

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Aside from Leonard and Pascal Siakam, Toronto's players have been inconsistent for the majority of the series, particularly All-Star guard Kyle Lowry. Seeing him finish the game at a high note last night (19 points, six rebounds, five assists) is definitely a welcome sign,

The Raptors will advance to the conference finals if they win Game 6 in Philly on Thursday, and if they come out with the same level of intensity as they did in Game 5, the Sixers will find it hard to beat them.